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Earn Your Black Belt from YouTube in 5 Easy Steps
Earn Your Black Belt from YouTube in 5 Easy Steps
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Earn Your Black Belt from YouTube in 5 Easy Steps

 Just kidding about the five easy steps, so calm down.  When you teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, students looking at videos outside of class for instruction can put a coach in the uncomfortable position of having to discourage a certain move or to respond to one student’s interpretation of why a move they learned from an app is better than what was covered in class. Yes, a YouTube warrior can make f...
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Meet the Pandas – The Mighty Mexican Combat Wrestler - Javier Palomo

Meet the Pandas – The Mighty Mexican Combat Wrestler - Javier Palomo
Meet the Pandas
Javier Palomo is as dedicated as they come, and his decorated competition history reflects that. Daniel Bertina has the interview.
Daniel Bertina
Posted on October 10, 2018
Daniel Bertina
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Fight the Funk: Health and Hygiene for BJJ

Fight the Funk: Health and Hygiene for BJJ
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
Staying clean and healthy is fundamental to a good training experience. This guide will make sure you don't miss mat time due to stinky gear or itchy rashes.
Matt Kirtley
Posted on October 09, 2018
Matt Kirtley
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Jiu-Jitsu Advice

Drilling with Chaos

Drilling with Chaos
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
In this blog post, Marshal talks about how gradually introducing chaos into your drilling can help you bridge the gap between practicing a move on an unresisting partner and applying it during a live roll.
Marshal Carper
Posted on October 02, 2018
Marshal Carper
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Jiu-Jitsu Advice

The Fundamental Principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The Fundamental Principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
Matt goes back to basic basics in this week's blog post about the bedrock concepts of BJJ. This is a must-read for new white belts.
Matt Kirtley
Posted on September 25, 2018
Matt Kirtley
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Jiu-Jitsu Advice

Find a Reality-Check Friend: How to Avoid the Trap of Believing Our Own Hype

Find a Reality-Check Friend: How to Avoid the Trap of Believing Our Own Hype
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
There is a scene in the underrated film Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping in which beleaguered former boy bander and current solo star Conner4Real starts to question the motives of the people around him. He worries ...
Valerie Worthington
Posted on September 19, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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Building a Healthy Jiu-Jitsu Team

Building a Healthy Jiu-Jitsu Team
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In many sports, the idea of a team is a clean-cut concept of shared success and responsibility. If you are on a soccer team, every player has to work together to win a game. That means communication, support, an...
Marshal Carper
Posted on September 18, 2018
Marshal Carper
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Jiu-Jitsu Advice

6 Years at Black Belt

6 Years at Black Belt
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
Matt hit the six year milestone as a black belt this year. What has changed over that time?
Matt Kirtley
Posted on September 11, 2018
Matt Kirtley
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Meet the Pandas

Meet the Pandas – A Dark Horse in the Arms Race – Jon Calestine

Meet the Pandas – A Dark Horse in the Arms Race – Jon Calestine
Meet the Pandas
Choo choo! The Jon Calestine hype train continues to run strong with this exclusive interview from Panda Nation’s Daniel Bertina.
Daniel Bertina
Posted on September 07, 2018
Daniel Bertina
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Jiu-Jitsu Advice

How to Guest Instruct

How to Guest Instruct
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
As you climb the ranks of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, your chances of having to fill in for an instructor go up as well. Under the best circumstances, your temporary upgrade from student to teacher will be shared with you...
Marshal Carper
Posted on September 04, 2018
Marshal Carper
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Prescience and OODA Loops: Navigating the Chaos of Grappling

Prescience and OODA Loops: Navigating the Chaos of Grappling
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
In the sci-fi masterpiece Dune, the protagonist Paul Atreides gains the power of prescience, the supernatural ability to see the future. In his prescience, he does not see a single vision of one future, but many poten...
Matt Kirtley
Posted on August 28, 2018
Matt Kirtley
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How to be a Better BJJ Student

How to be a Better BJJ Student
Jiu-Jitsu Advice
New for the Panda Nation blog: Marshal explores the process of learning how to learn jiu-jitsu to accelerate your progress.
Aaron Rubin
Posted on August 21, 2018
Aaron Rubin
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